Policies and Procedures
Attendance matters! Students must attend school unless they are ill. Ill students should not attend to prevent illness from spreading to others. Unsure about when to keep your child home or send to school? Here is some information to assist you. The San Carlos School District has strict policies regarding attendance. Please review the policy in full if you have concerns.
If your child is absent for any reason, call the school office verifying the absence that morning before instruction starts. The office has an answering machine to take messages during non-school hours. If we do not hear from you, the school secretary will call your primary phone number on file. All absences must be logged according to district policy.
When children arrive after the school start time assigned to their grade level, they are considered late and should go to the office to check in before going to their classroom. Please make every effort to arrive on time.
If you must take your child out of school during the day for any reason, notify the office in advance and come to the office to sign out. Office personnel will summon your child from the classroom.
When a child has a contagious disease (strep, pink eye, measles, impetigo, etc.) or head lice, notify the school immediately as exposure notices must be sent out. In the case of head lice, students may not be at school until all nits are gone. Students that have had a fever should only return to school a minimum of 24 hours after their temperature has returned to normal. For COVID-19 specific guidance, please see the SCSD COVID-19 Resources page for up to date information
Insurance requirements prohibit allowing unidentified visitors in the classrooms. All visitors to the school are asked to report to the office for a visitor’s badge. All adults on campus between 8:15 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. must sign in at the office.
Homework is assigned for the following reasons:
- To encourage the development of independent study habits, skills, and responsibilities
- To reinforce, enrich, and extend learning, by providing additional educational opportunities outside the classroom
There will be NO CHANGES made to class rosters during the first 10 days of school. Your child's former teacher, along with his/her colleagues, created the class lists after carefully considering what is best for your child as well as the needs of all Arundel students. If there is a concern about placement, please notify the office after the first 3 days of school via e-mail, voicemail, appointment, or letter including a statement about the reasons why this change is being requested.
If the problem is still not resolved, the following policy applies:
PARENT REQUESTS for PLACEMENT CHANGE:
STEP #1: Parents and teacher meet to discuss concerns. Parents must explain in writing how the current situation is not meeting their child’s needs and what they would need to see in order to reach a satisfactory outcome.
STEP #2: The teacher has 10 days to address the parents’ concerns.
STEP #3: If the parents remain unsatisfied after 10 school days, the teacher and parents will meet for an SST (Student Study Team) meeting.
STEP#4: The Student Study team will collaborate to resolve the issue.
Emergency preparedness is important at Arundel. In the case of an emergency, the following procedures will be put in place:
- Be Safe Drills: Arundel School uses the Big Five Safety Protocols recommended by the Coalition for Safe Schools and Communities.
- Releasing Students: In case of a declared emergency by the superintendent, all students are required to remain at school under the supervision of school personnel. Students will be released only to parents/guardians or to an adult whose name appears on the emergency release cards. Our reunification location will be shared with current families.
- Communication via text message, phone, and email will share details as they emerge. Please keep your contact information current with the school so that you can be reached immediately.